JPH01119891A - Coin processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To increase the storage quantity of change by providing change storage cylinders for stacking up and storing coins stored by a coin sorter and manually replenished coins in surface contact state respectively at the front and rear positions of a coin processor. CONSTITUTION: When the counterfeit of a coin inserted from a receiving port is discriminated by a coin discriminating part 11, the genuine coins sorted by this coin discriminating part 11 are stacked up and stored in surface contact state by denominations as coins for change in plural change storage cylinders 40A-40C parallelly provided on the front face of a coin processor 1 after being distributed by denominations by a distribution part 12. Besides, change storage cylinders 41A and 41B are provided at the rear positions of the change storage cylinders 40A-40C, and the coins of respective denominations manually replenished from an upper terminal are stacked up and stored in surface contact state. Then, the coins inside these change storage cylinders 40 and 41 are paid out based on a change pay signal by a change dispenser 60 provided at the lower parts of the change storage cylinders 40 and 41.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (A) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a coin processing device installed in a vending machine or the like.

Conventional technology Conventionally, this type of coin processing device consists of a coin sorter that sorts out the coins that have been inserted, a plurality of change storage tubes that store the coins sorted by the coin sorter according to their denominations, and There is a known coin tube equipped with a change dispensing device for dispensing coins from a change storage tube, and a cassette-type coin tube in which a plurality of change storage tubes are arranged side by side is detachably attached to the front. This is shown in Japanese Patent No. 73060.

(C) Problems to be Solved by the Invention This type of coin processing device is required to be able to store as much change coins as possible in order to reduce the number of discontinued sales of vending machines due to lack of change coins. There is. Nowadays, there are many vending machines that can sell products using banknotes, and as a result, it has become necessary to be able to store 500 yen coins as change coins. Therefore,
In addition to the 10 yen, 50 yen, and 100 yen coins that have been stored in each change storage tube as change coins, we have added 500 yen coins.
It is necessary to install a change storage tube for 500 yen coins, but if you install this change storage tube for 500 yen coins in a conventional cassette type coin tube, it will not be possible to store other 10 yen, 50 yen, and 1 yen coins.
One of the change storage cylinders for 00 yen coins had to be sacrificed as a change storage cylinder for 500 yen coins, and there was a problem that the storage capacity of other change coins was reduced.

Another option is to attach a change storage tube for 500 yen coins to the outside of the coin processing device, but in this case, there is the inconvenience that a large installation space is required for the coin processing device inside the vending machine. There is a problem in that the 500 yen coins sorted by the coin sorter cannot be automatically replenished.

For these reasons, the present invention is a coin processing device that can increase the change storage capacity by adding a change storage tube without increasing the size of the coin processing device and without sacrificing the conventional change storage tube. It provides:

(d) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention provides a coin sorting machine for sorting inserted coins, a plurality of change storage cylinders for storing coins sorted by the coin sorting machine according to their denominations, and a coin sorting machine for sorting coins. In a coin processing device comprising a change dispensing device for dispensing coins from a change storage tube, and in which the plurality of change storage tubes are arranged in parallel on the front side, the coin sorting device is arranged at a rear position of the change storage tube by the coin sorting machine. The change storage cylinder is equipped with a change storage cylinder that stores coins stacked in a stack by surface contact, and a change dispensing device that dispenses the coins from the change storage cylinder.

(*) Function The coins sorted by the coin sorter are sent from the rear of the lower end of the coin sorter to the upper end of the change storage cylinder arranged at the rear of the change storage cylinders arranged in parallel on the front. Coins are stacked and stored in the cylinder by surface contact. When the change dispensing signal is sent, the change dispensing device provided at the lower end of the change storage tube operates to dispense coins.

(F) Embodiment Each figure shows a coin processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the coin processing device (1) includes a coin sorting section (11) that determines the authenticity of coins inserted from a socket (13), and a coin sorting section (11) that determines the authenticity of coins inserted from a socket (13). A coin sorting machine (10) consisting of a sorting section (12) for sorting the sorted specie coins by denomination is removably installed on the front of the upper part, and a sorting section (12) at the bottom. A plurality of change storage tubes (40) that store sorted coins for each denomination as change coins, and a plurality of manual change storage tubes (40) that manually replenish coins.
41), and each change storage cylinder (40) (41)
A change storage cylinder (40) is placed at the bottom of the change payout signal based on the change payout signal.
A change dispensing device (60) for dispensing coins in (41) is provided.

The coin sorting machine (10) has an engaging piece (14) protruding from the top of one side (IOB), and also has an engaging piece (14) protruding from the top of one side (IOB).
C) are provided with engaging pieces (15) protruding from the lower part thereof, and are inserted into the locking grooves (4) opened in the side walls (2) and (3), which are the frame of the coin processing device (1), respectively, on both sides. Surface (IOB) (IO
Insert and engage the lower engagement piece (15) of C> from the front, and then insert the upper engagement piece (14) into the locking device (5) provided at the top of the side wall (2). It can be attached and removed freely.

In addition, the coin sorting section (11) of the coin sorting machine (10) rolls the coins inserted from the socket (13) in a coin passage (17) formed on the coin verification rail (16), During this transfer, a well-known electronic coin verification device (18) is used to determine authenticity and denomination, and a gate device (21) (to be described later) is used based on the determination result by the electronic coin verification device (18). 22) (23) is operated.Furthermore, when the return lever (19) is pushed downward, the front part (IIA) of the coin sorting section (11) rotates forward and the coin sorting section (11) is moved forward. A coin passage (17) formed on the coin rail (16) is opened so that defective coins that are clogged in the coin passage (17) can fall downward.

On the other hand, the sorting section (12) of the coin sorting machine (10) is
As shown in Figures 16 to 16, there are a plurality of partition plates (20), (21) (
22) are sequentially attached to form a multi-layered coin passage in the front and back direction, and the coins sorted by denomination by the opening/closing operation of the gate devices (23), (24), and (25) are transferred to the lower change storage cylinder ( 40).

That is, on the front side of the coin sorting machine (10) in the sorting section (12), there is an exit section (17A) of the coin passage (17) of the coin sorting section (11), as shown in FIG. )
A gate plate (23A) of the gate device (23) is provided correspondingly to the gate plate (23A), and a gate plate (25A) of the gate device (25) is provided below the gate plate (23A). A partition plate (20) shown in Fig. 15 is removably attached to the front of this aircraft (IOA).
A coin passage (26) for 500 yen coins, shown by the arrow in FIG. 12, and a coin passage (27) for 100 yen coins, shown by the arrow in FIG. 11, are formed between the IOA and the IOA. That is, the partition plate (20) has a plurality of locking pieces (
20Δ) (20B>, respectively, and coin sorting machine (1
0) can be attached and detached freely by using the elasticity of the partition plate (20) and the elasticity of both sides (IOB) (IOC). In addition to being fitted in, there is a gate device (
24) is rotatably supported on the shaft, and an opening (20
C) is provided. In addition, on the front of this partition plate (20), there is a guide rail (20D) for guiding a 50 yen coin.
(20E) is installed protrudingly.

A partition plate (21) shown in FIG. 14 is detachably attached to the front surface of this partition plate (2o). Partition plate (
21) has a plurality of locking pieces (21A) (21) protruding from both sides.
1B), and similarly to the partition plate (2o), a partition plate (21) is inserted into a plurality of locking holes (IOE) opened on both sides (IOB) and (IOC) of the coin sorting machine (10), respectively.
It is removably fitted by utilizing the elasticity of the IOB and IOC on both sides. By attaching this partition plate (21), a coin passage (28) for a 50 yen coin is formed between the partition plate (20) and the partition plate (21) as shown by the arrow in FIG. 10 yen coin aisle (29)
is formed. Further, at the bottom of the partition plate (21), a 10 yen coin is guided from between the partition plate (20) and the partition plate (21) to the front of the partition plate (21), and a coin passage (27) for the 100 yen coin is provided. A guide plate (21C) is provided that straddles the front surface and guides the user to the back side of the partition plate (21), and a guide rail (21D) for the return path (30) is provided protruding from the front surface.

Furthermore, a partition plate (22) shown in FIG. 13 is detachably attached to the front surface of the partition plate (21>).This partition plate (22)
is a locking piece (22A) having a finger hook (22A) in the center of the left side.
22B), and a plurality of locking pieces (22C) are provided on the right side.
) are provided protrudingly, and after inserting and locking the locking pieces (22C) into the plurality of locking holes (IOF>) opened on the side surface (IOC) of the coin sorter (10), move the partition plate (22) backward. By pressing, the locking piece (22B) is fitted and locked into the locking hole (IOG) opened in the side surface (IOB), and the finger hook (22Δ) is fitted into the locking hole (IOG) opened on the side surface (IOB). Notch (I
(OH) and is detachably attached. This partition plate (
By installing the partition plate (22), the partition plate (21) and the partition plate (22)
) is formed with a return path (30) shown by an arrow in FIG. In addition, the partition plate (22) has a replenishment port (31) for inserting and replenishing 500 yen coins, which corresponds to a replenishment passageway (32) that communicates with a coin passageway (26) for 500 yen coins, as shown in FIG. In addition, on the back side of the partition plate (22) at the bottom of the supply port (31), there is an input chute (33) installed at the rear to guide the 500 yen coins inserted from the supply port (31) to the supply path (32). protruding from the supply port (31
) is provided with a guide rail (22D) protruding rearward from the upper part of the coin sorting section (11) to guide the returned coins to the return path (30).

That is, the partition plates (20) < 21) are connected to both sides (IO
Between B>(IOC), the elasticity of the partition plates (20) and (21) or the elasticity of both sides (IOB>(IOC>) can be used to flex the partition plate (22
) is attached using the elasticity of the locking piece (22C), and can be removed by operating the finger hook (22A) with your finger or the like and removing the locking piece (22C) from the locking hole (LOG). I am free to do so. And a partition plate (
20) By installing (21) and (22), the fuselage (IOA> and the partition plate (20), the partition plate (20> and the partition plate (21), the partition plate (21> and the partition plate (22)), A coin passage is formed between each of them.

On the other hand, the gate devices (23), (24), and (25) are shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 11 and 17, the gate plate (23A>
(24A) (25A) and this gate plate (23A) (2
4A) Electromagnetic solenoid connected to (25A) <23B>
(24B) and (25B>.The gate device (23) is configured to close the specie entrance (34) formed by the fuselage (IOA> and the upper end of the partition plate (21) when the gate plate (23A> is normally closed). In case of power outage, insert coins or electronic coin validation device (
Coins determined to be fake by 18) are returned to the return channel (30
), and when the electronic coin verification device (18) determines that the inserted coin is a 10 yen, 50 yen, 100 yen, or 500 yen coin, the electromagnetic solenoid (23B) operates to guide the coin to the gate plate (23A). opens the specie entrance (34) and closes the return passage (30). Further, the gate device (24) is connected to the upper end of the partition plate (20>) and to the upper end of the partition plate (21).
), the gate plate (24A) normally closes the specie coin pocket (35) for 10 yen and 50 yen coins, and the electronic coin validation device (18) detects the inserted coin as 10 yen. If it is determined to be a coin or a 50 yen coin, the electromagnetic solenoid (24
B) operates and the gate plate (24A) opens the specie entrance (35).
At the same time, open the top of the partition plate (20) and the fuselage (I).
The genuine coin entrance (36) for 100 yen and 500 yen coins formed between the coins and the OA) is closed. In addition, the gate device (25) normally closes the 10 yen coin specie (37) formed between the partition plate (20) and the partition plate (21>), and Aircraft (
When the electronic coin verification device (18) determines that the inserted coin is a 10 yen coin or a 500 yen coin,
The electromagnetic solenoid (25B) operates and the gate plate (25A
) opens the specie entrance (37), and the specie entrance (
38) will be closed.

That is, when the electronic coin verification device (18) determines that the inserted coin is a 10 yen coin, each electromagnetic solenoid (23B) (24B>(
25B) operates and each specie entrance (34) (35) (37
) is opened and the coin passage (17) of the coin sorting section (11)
The exit portion (17A) of the coin passageway (29) for the 10 yen coin is communicated with the coin passageway (29) for the 10 yen coin.

Also, when a 50 yen coin is determined, each electromagnetic solenoid (
23B) (24B> operates and each specie entrance (34) (3
5) is fully opened, and the outlet portion (17A) and the coin passageway (28) for the 50 yen coin are communicated. If a 100 yen coin is determined, the electromagnetic solenoid (23B> is operated and the specie coin population (34) is opened, allowing the specie coins to pass through the opened specie inlets (36) and (38) to the exit section ( 17A)
and the coin passage (27) for the 100 yen coin. When a 500 yen coin is determined, each electromagnetic solenoid (23B>(25B>) operates to open the genuine coin entrance (34).
is opened, the genuine coin inlet 38) is closed, and the outlet (17A) is configured to communicate with the coin passage (26) for 500 yen coins.In addition, each electromagnetic solenoid (23B) <24B) (25B> is an electronic coin validation device (1
Excitation operation is performed by a signal based on the coin determination result of 8),
When a coin detection device (not shown) detects the passage of a coin rolling on the gate plate (25A) or the passage of a coin falling below the gate plate (25A), it is demagnetized and the coin is demagnetized.
3A), (24A), and (25A) are returned to their normal states.

The change storage cylinder (40) is located below the coin passage (28) for 50 yen coins of the coin sorter (10), and is a change storage cylinder for storing 50 yen coins from the coin passage (28). Storage tube (40A) and coin passage for 10 yen coins (29)
a change storage cylinder (40B) located below the coin passageway (29) for storing the 10 yen coin sent out from the coin passageway (29);
A change storage tube (40C) located below the coin passage (27) for 00 yen coins and storing 100 yen coins sent from the coin passage (27), and a coin passage (26) for 500 yen coins. Change storage tube (40
A) It is equipped with a change storage tube (40D) installed at the rear of the (40B) change storage tube (40D) for 50 yen, 10 yen, and 100 yen coins.
(40C) and 10 yen, 50 yen, 10 yen from the top manually.
Change storage tube (41A) that can store any 0 yen coin (
41B> are arranged horizontally in parallel to form a cassette type coin tube (42). This coin tube (42
) has locking rods (43) at the bottom and middle of both sides.
(44) is provided protrudingly, and this locking rod (43) is connected to the side wall (2) (
3), and the locking rod (44) is inserted into the locking groove (6) opened at the lower front end of the side wall (2) (3).
It is inserted into and engaged with a locking groove (7) opened at each side, and the upper part is further engaged with a locking device (8) to be detachably mounted. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the coin tube (42) has a return passageway (45) on the front side of the change storage cylinder (40A) for 50 yen coins, which communicates with the return passageway (30) of the coin sorter (10). ), and the coins to be returned are sent out falling from the bottom end.

On the other hand, each change storage tube (40A>(40B)(40C)(
41A) and (41B) are each configured to stack and store coins by surface contact, and the locking rod (44) of the coin tube (42) is connected to the stopper portion (7A) of the locking groove (7). Push the locking rod (43) to the locked position.
By rotating the coin tube (42) forward about the axis, the upper end is opened to the front, allowing manual replenishment of coins.

In addition, an overflow pipe is provided between each upper end of each change storage cylinder (40A) (40B) (40C) and each coin passage (28) (29) (27) of the corresponding coin sorting machine (1o). A shutter device (9) is provided, and a change storage cylinder (40
A) When the number of coins stored in (40B>(40C) reaches a predetermined number, the shutter device (
9) is operated, and the coins from the coin passages (28>(29) and (27) are sent to the delivery passage provided between the coin tube (42) and the aircraft body (IOA) as shown in Figs. 3 and 1. (
46) to a safe (not shown).

On the other hand, the change storage tube (40D> for 500 yen coins is separate from the other change storage tubes (40A) (40B>(40C)) and is attached to the rear of the change storage tube (40A>(40B>). The coin sorting machine (1) is installed vertically in the corresponding machine (IA).
0), the 500 yen coin introduced from the coin passage (26),
Due to the surface contact, N items can be stored in piles. A shutter device (47) for overflow is provided at the upper end of the change storage cylinder (40D). This shutter device (47>) is provided with a detection piece (47A) at the bottom that extends to the upper part of the change storage tube (40D), and a guide that extends to the introduction port (40E) of the change storage tube (40D) at the top. piece (4
7B), a stopper piece (47C) that restricts the extension of this guide piece (47B), and a coin formed between this stopper piece (47C) and the guide piece (47B), and the received coins are transferred to the sending passage ( 46) A sloped guide surface (4
7D), and the detection piece (47A) is connected to the change storage cylinder (40
D) into the guide piece (47B) and the guide surface (47D>
The intermediate position between the upper and lower parts is rotatably supported so that it can freely protrude and retract into the introduction r7 (40E). When the number of 500 yen coins stored is less than a predetermined number, the detection piece (47A) extends into the change storage cylinder (40D), and the guide piece (47B)
The introduction port (40
E). In addition, when the number of coins stored in the change storage tube <40D> reaches a predetermined number, the detection piece (4
7A> is pressed and rotated outward, the guide piece (47B>
and the guide surface (47D) protrude into the inlet (40E),
The coins are prevented from being introduced into the change storage cylinder (40D) and the coins from the coin passageway (26) are guided and sent out to the delivery passageway (46).In other words, the guide piece (47B> and the guide surface (47D>) protrudes into the inlet (40E),
Coins from the coin passageway (26) are prevented from entering the change storage cylinder (40D) by the guide piece (47B), and the guide surface (47D>) inclined toward the delivery passageway (46).
is guided to the delivery passage (46) by the
46) to a safe (not shown).

On the other hand, the change dispensing device (60) provided at the bottom of the change storage tube (40D) is activated when the change dispensing signal is delivered, and the pushing piece (60A) pushes the lowest coin to the dispensing port (60B). It is sent from

The coins sent out from this sending port (60B>
) is dispensed from the lower end through a dispensing passage (60C) provided along the dispensing path (60C).

(g) Effects of the Invention Since the present invention is configured as described above, change can be automatically replenished at the rear of the conventional change storage cylinder, and a change storage cylinder capable of storing a large amount of change can be added. Therefore, it is possible to increase the amount of change storage without sacrificing the conventional change storage cylinder, and it is possible to provide a coin processing device that can dispense a large number of change denominations and can accommodate a large amount of change.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Each figure shows a coin processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a left side view, FIG. 2 is a front view, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view of the upper part of the change storage cylinder, and FIG. The figure is a partially longitudinal side view of the rear change storage cylinder, Fig. 5 is a similar partially longitudinal side view, Fig. 6 is a front view of the coin sorting machine, Fig. 7 is a similar left side view, and Fig. 8 is a similar partially longitudinal side view. The figure is a similar right side view, Figure 9 is a similar front view, Figure 10 is a front view of the coin sorting machine with the partition plate (22) removed, and Figure 11 is the same side view with the partition plate (21) removed. Fig. 12 is a front view of the coin sorting machine with the partition plate (20) removed, and Fig. 13 is a front view of the coin sorting machine with the partition plate (20) removed.
The figure is a front view of the partition plate (22), and Figure 14 is a front view of the partition plate (21).
), Figure 15 is a front view of the partition plate (20), and Figure 15 is a front view of the partition plate (20).
FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway left side view of the coin sorting machine, and FIG. 17 is a schematic vertical sectional side view of the gate device portion. (11>...coin sorting machine, (40A>(40B)(
40C) (40D)... Change storage tube, (60)
...Change dispensing device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A coin sorting machine that sorts coins that have been inserted, a plurality of change storage tubes that store coins sorted by this coin sorting machine by denomination, and a change dispensing device that dispenses coins from the change storage tubes. A coin processing device comprising: a plurality of change storage tubes arranged in parallel on the front; a change storage tube that stores coins sorted by the coin sorter in a stacked manner at a rear position of the change storage tube by surface contact; , and a change dispensing device for dispensing coins from the change storage tube.